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dark
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Sagaminopteron pohnpei (Hoff & Carlson,
1983)
Maximum size: about 2 mm.
Identification:
This
species has a cream body variably blotched with dark brown and
decorated with small blue-white and yellow spots. Its foot is
translucent-cream. Its siphon is broad with a strong medial rib and it
lacks an elongate flagellum. Occasional animals may be uniform, bright
orange.
Natural history:
Sagaminopteron pohnpei
is known only from the highly protected waters of Kane'ohe Bay, Oahu
(spotted form) and a sand/algal habitat at a protected site on the Big Island (orange
form). The latter was found at about 9 m (30 ft). The dark animal was found at a moderately protected site.
Distribution:
Big Island and Oahu: widely distributed in the western & central Pacific.
Taxonomic notes:
It was first recorded in Hawaii from Kaneohe Bay, Oahu by Terry
Gosliner in the 1970s. It was formerly placed in the genus Siphopteron.
Both forms are illustrated as this species in Gosliner, et. al. (2018)
but there is some possibility that the orange form could prove distinct
with more work.
Photo: Terry
Gosliner: Kaneohe Bay, Oahu.
Observations and comments:
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